Ryan Reynolds
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 23, 1976 (age 49)
- Place of birth
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Credits
- 149
Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian and American actor, entrepreneur, and film producer. Known for starring in comedic and superhero films, he was the world's second-highest-paid actor in 2020 and 2024. Reynolds has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for two Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. His films as a leading actor have grossed $6.6 billion worldwide.
Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, Reynolds began acting at the age of thirteen, taking on small roles in various television series. He had his first lead role in the teen soap opera Hillside (1991–1993) then played the lead role in the sitcom Two Guys and a Girl (1998–2001). Reynolds later starred in a range of films, including the commercially successful romantic comedies National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), Waiting... (2005), and The Proposal (2009), the superhero films Blade: Trinity (2004), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), and Green Lantern (2011), and the biographical drama Woman in Gold (2015).
Reynolds achieved his greatest commercial success as the titular character in the Deadpool franchise, starring in Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). His performance in the first received a Golden Globe nomination, while the lattermost emerged as his highest-grossing release. He has appeared in the sci-fi horror Life (2017), and action films like 6 Underground (2019), Free Guy (2021), and The Adam Project (2022). Reynolds has also lent his voice to animated films, including The Croods franchise (2013–2020), Turbo (2013), and the animated character Pikachu in Detective Pikachu (2019).
In 2017, Time included Reynolds in Time 100—its list of the 100 most influential people in the world. He was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2010, and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017. A businessman, he holds an ownership stake in Mint Mobile and is a co-owner of Welsh soccer club Wrexham; the latter is documented in the Emmy Award-winning television series Welcome to Wrexham (2022–present). Divorced from actress Scarlett Johansson, Reynolds has been married to Blake Lively since 2012; with whom he has four children.
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Known for
Deadpool
2016Movie
Wade / Deadpool
Deadpool 2
2018Movie
Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice)
Ted
2012Movie
Jared (uncredited)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009Movie
Wade Wilson
Free Guy
2021Movie
Guy
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024Movie
Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Nicepool
Filmography
Animal Friends
2027Movie
Pony (voice)
Christine Sinclair: Kind of a Big Deal
2026Movie
narrator
Mayday
2026Movie
Troy Kelly
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025Movie
Self
Necaxa
2025TV
Self
Underdogs
2025TV
Self - Narrator (voice)
In Dispute: Lively v. Baldoni
2025Movie
Self (archive footage)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025Movie
Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
2024Movie
Self - Wade Wilson / Deadpool
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024Movie
Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Nicepool
I Am: Celine Dion
2024Movie
Self (archive footage)
IF
2024Movie
Cal
Hate to Love: Nickelback
2024Movie
Self
All Town Aren't We
2024TV
Self
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
2023Movie
Self
Bedtime Stories with Ryan
2023TV
Himself
Ghosted
2023Movie
Jonas
Ryan Reynolds: Funny Business
2023Movie
Self (archive footage)
Spirited
2022Movie
Clint Briggs
Welcome to Wrexham
2022TV
Self
Bullet Train
2022Movie
Carver (uncredited)
The Adam Project
2022Movie
Big Adam
How Did We Get Here?
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
Betty White: A Celebration
2022Movie
Self
American Auto
2021TV
Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds: I'm a Laureate?
2021Movie
Self
Red Notice
2021Movie
Nolan Booth
Free Guy
2021Movie
Guy
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021Movie
Michael Bryce
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
2021Movie
Guy (voice)
The Croods: A New Age
2020Movie
Guy (voice)
Reunited Apart
2020TV
Self
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
2020Movie
Self
LA Originals
2020Movie
Self
Some Good News
2020TV
Weatherman
6 Underground
2019Movie
One
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019TV
Self
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
2019Movie
Eteon Director / Victor Locke
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
2019Movie
Detective Pikachu (voice)
Great Bear Rainforest: Land of the Spirit Bear
2019Movie
Narrator (voice)
Once Upon a Deadpool
2018Movie
Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice)
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018Movie
Self
Deadpool 2
2018Movie
Wade Wilson / Deadpool / Juggernaut (voice)
Corner Gas Animated
2018TV
Ryan Reynolds (voice)
Late Night Berlin
2018TV
Self
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
2018TV
Self
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017Movie
Michael Bryce
Life of Kylie
2017TV
Self
Life
2017Movie
Rory Adams
Deadpool: No Good Deed
2017Movie
Wade Wilson / Deadpool
Criminal
2016Movie
Bill Pope
Huntwatch
2016Movie
Narrator (voice)
Deadpool
2016Movie
Wade / Deadpool
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self - Guest, Self
Self/less
2015Movie
Young Damian
Mississippi Grind
2015Movie
Curtis
Woman in Gold
2015Movie
Randol Schoenberg
Hot Ones
2015TV
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014TV
Self
Chicken Shop Date
2014TV
Self - Guest, Self - Guest (archive footage)
The Men in Blazers Show
2014TV
Self
The Captive
2014Movie
Matthew
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014Movie
Man Killed by Clinch in Bar (uncredited)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self, Self - Guest, Self - Guest
The Voices
2014Movie
Jerry Hickfang / Mr. Whiskers (voice) / Bosco (voice) / Deer (voice) / Bunny Monkey (voice)
Have You Been Paying Attention?
2013TV
Self - Video Quizmaster
R.I.P.D.
2013Movie
Nick Walker
Turbo
2013Movie
Turbo (voice)
The Croods
2013Movie
Guy (voice)
Circus Halligalli
2013TV
Self
Ted
2012Movie
Jared (uncredited)
Safe House
2012Movie
Matt Weston
The Whale
2011Movie
Narrator
The Change-Up
2011Movie
Mitch Planko
Green Lantern
2011Movie
Hal Jordan / Green Lantern
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010Movie
Narrator (voice)
Conan
2010TV
Self
Buried
2010Movie
Paul Conroy
Running Man
2010TV
Weapon X Mutant Files
2009Movie
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009TV
Self - Guest
Paper Man
2009Movie
Captain Excellent
TNT Show
2009TV
Self
The Proposal
2009Movie
Andrew Paxton
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009Movie
Wade Wilson
Adventureland
2009Movie
Mike Connell
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009TV
Self
Fireflies in the Garden
2008Movie
Michael Waechter
Chaos Theory
2008Movie
Frank Allen
Definitely, Maybe
2008Movie
Will Hayes
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self, Self - Guest
The Nines
2007Movie
Gary / Gavin / Gabriel
Smokin' Aces
2006Movie
Richard Messner
Just Friends
2005Movie
Chris Brander
The Reichen Show
2005TV
Self
Waiting...
2005Movie
Monty
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
2005Movie
Self
The Amityville Horror
2005Movie
George Lutz
School of Life
2005Movie
Mr. D
Blade: Trinity
2004Movie
Hannibal King
The Tony Danza Show
2004TV
Self - Guest
Zeroman
2004TV
Ty Cheese (voice)
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004Movie
Male Nurse
Foolproof
2003Movie
Kevin
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003TV
Self
The In-Laws
2003Movie
Mark Tobias
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self - Guest, Self - Guest Host
Top Gear
2002TV
Self
Buying the Cow
2002Movie
Mike Hanson
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
2002Movie
Van Wilder
Scrubs
2001TV
Spence
Finder's Fee
2001Movie
Quigley
Click
2000TV
Self
We All Fall Down
1999Movie
Red Shoes
Dick
1999Movie
Chip
Coming Soon
1999Movie
Henry Lipschitz
Family Guy
1999TV
Ryan Reynolds (voice), Overweight Guy (voice)
The Alarmist
1998Movie
Howard Ancona
Tourist Trap
1998Movie
Wade Early
Two Guys and a Girl
1998TV
Michael 'Berg' Bergen
Big Monster on Campus
1998Movie
Karl O'Reilly
The View
1997TV
Self
In Cold Blood
1996TV
Bobby Rupp
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
1996Movie
Seth
When Friendship Kills
1996Movie
Ben Colson
MADtv
1995TV
Self
The Outer Limits
1995TV
Derek Tillman, Paul Nodel
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
1995Movie
Andy
My Name Is Kate
1994Movie
Kevin Bannister
Ordinary Magic
1993Movie
Ganesh / Jeffrey
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993TV
Self - Guest
The X-Files
1993TV
Jay De Boom
The John Larroquette Show
1993TV
Tony Hemingway
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992TV
Self
The Odyssey
1992TV
Marco
Hillside
1991TV
Billy Simpson
This Morning
1988TV
Self - Guest, Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988TV
Self - Guest
Kids' Choice Awards
1987TV
Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981TV
Self
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Host, Self, Self - Cameo (uncredited)
People's Choice Awards
1975TV
Self - Winner
Today
1952TV
Self
Eloise
Movie
Boy Band
Movie
Untitled Deadpool/X-Men Teamup Film
Movie
Wade Wilson / Deadpool
Deadpool and Korg React
Movie
Deadpool
Untitled Thunderbolt & Lightfoot Remake
Movie